[Research Journal #5, Entry #9] Since the 1880 census was a bust, I went back to the Oakland Public Library and buried my head in city directories. I wanted to see if I could find Margaret (Kelly) and Thomas Jones and Martin Kelly. My hopes were that they’d be living near each other. I soon…
Category: General Genealogy
As Klondike Cornelius Would Say “Ah Nuthin!”
Normally, we work our family trees backwards from present to past. Sometimes we get impatient. My Kellys were supposed to be in New Hampshire in 1849, so I jump the census years to see if the Kellys were there in 1850. I searched through many, many Kellys. Unfortunately, no one matched my family in Manchester…
Following Instincts to Find an Adoptive Mother’s Name
Research Journal #4, Entry #4 We Know the Birth Parents, But Not the Adoptive Parents Helen’s birth parents were now clear. She really was the last child of Joao and Joana. But, who adopted her? I hadn’t found any clues about her adoptive parents except the cryptic name Zuweena. I took a look at some…
What Can We Learn about Helen from Obituaries?
Genealogy Research journal #3, entry #3 Time to Look for Obituaries I had to start somewhere with my research on Helen Correia. Since there were five sets of Pacheco parents that Helen could belong to, it was important to firmly establish who her birth parents were. As she was thought to be one of the…
Back to the Passports
Research Journal #2, Entry #4 Sometimes when researching the universe sends you a gift. One night while looking at “Portuguese Immigrants from Azores to Sandwich Isles, 1879-1883: Passport Registrations”, by Robert DeMello (for the umpteenth time), one of these gifts fell my way. I was searching for the relatives of Alexandrina (Jose) Pacheco with no…